Know Your Wife

Special day today. I loved watching God at work impacting homes. We focused on 1 Peter 3:7 today. One verse drove our services. It all focused on how husbands are called to live with their wives. As we focused on a time of worship geared on our thankfulness to God, it was great to hear …

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“Without a Word” // Storytellers

We played “Without a Word” for the second time yesterday.  We originally unveiled it at our Epworth Night of Worship and I heard more comments about that song more than any other one.  As we got to 1 Peter 3:1-6 yesterday (the text for the song), I heard just as many positive comments. This passage …

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46 Things Most Parents Don’t Know About Their Children and Technology

  Last night, I got the opportunity to teach two groups of parents at North Side concerning children and technology.  We simply scratched the surface concerning education and protection of their children. Most of the things I shared were enlightening.  Technology and media change so rapidly, it is hard for a parent to keep up. …

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“Suffer Like Him” // Storytellers

As we begin the countdown to the release of our “Stand Firm” worship project based on 1 Peter, I wanted to provide you with some info on the songs written.  This first storytellers edition is on the song “Suffer Like Him” which we have sung the last 2 weeks at North Side. The 5th song …

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Epworth Night of Worship

On this Monday, I am joyfully exhausted.  We have been praying, studying, planning, rehearsing for months now for Saturday’s night event.  And yet, once it happened, it reminded me of how much more than an event this turned out to be. Our worship team was able to be a part of discipleship through worship.  We …

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Suffering for Doing Right

After a long weekend of worshiping at Epworth, our worship team was riding on one of those exhausted momentum moments.  You know the kind when you are tired yet excited all at the same time? We were so glad to have the Peak band lead us in worship this Sunday.  These students are so advanced …

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How We Plan Worship

Every week, I look forward to leading our church in worship.  I get to serve alongside some of the most godly and talented folks that I have ever encountered.  Each week, I love to hear God’s people singing out God’s truths. Even more importantly, I love watching God’s people live out God’s truths. For that …

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Skipped Passages of 1 Peter?

I have heard some great feedback concerning our 1 Peter worship project.  From people within the church to people that have heard about it somewhere else, folks have been very encouraging about the thought about an album that teaches the truths of a book of the Bible through music.  The music is complete and we …

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The Battle of the Soul

1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. …

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Living Stones

We focused today on the “Living Stones” described in 1 Peter.  Built upon the cornerstone of Jesus and solidified by the Word of God. In addition to some worship music focusing on these elements, we also highlighted our partnership with End Bible Poverty.  We are raising the funds to translate 1 Peter for the Mushere …

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